The event was a big success!  Look for future opportunities to grab a drink with the IsraelDev community and mingle with others from Israel and abroad who share an interest in entrepreneurship, innovation, and developing countries!  And check out further photos and information on participants!

Funding opportunity! TechEmerge is an acceleration program connecting health technology innovators from around the world to healthcare providers in India. Successful participants will gain funding and guidance to pilot their technology in the Indian market. Join this seminar on February 1st, 2016 by registering here! 

Save the date!  Impact Market's 2nd Meetup is at 7pm on February 3rd at Dizi-Frishdon in Tel Aviv.  Register to secure a spot!  Impact Market promotes impact investment in Israeli social enterprises.  Your company can also join the Impact Map project launching in February to gain visibility to investors.   

The Sankalp Africa and the Global Sankalp Summits bring together foundations, investors, corporations, and government officials supporting entrepreneurship for development.  Join the African Summit held in Nairobi, Kenya February 25-26, 2016 here or the Global Summit held in Mumbai, India April 20-22, 2016 here!

Various funding options available in this challenge that focuses on preventing and treating ailments of pregnant women and newborns in rural impoverished communities around the time of delivery.  Submit applications by February 29th, 2016. Apply and check out more here.

Keepod provides flash drives that function as hard drives on any computer. Keepod's new pilot with a Phillippine school was successful for both students and teachers!  You can read more in this article and in this blog. This relatively new startup seems to be kicking off!

From water technologies to agricultural solutions and medical devices, Israel makes an impact in the world. Innovations include air-to-water filteration, solar water de-salinization, soil-less plant growth, sealed crop storage, and quick malaria detection. Check out more here.

Energiya Global is instilling a solar-powered generator for a hospital in South Sudan!  This company provides solar energy to developing countries, although this project is for charity.  You can go to their crowdmii campaign to donate, and check out more about this cool company! 

Investors are more interested than ever in the Indian healthcare sector.  Foreign investment in hospitals and clinical centers is now at a total of $3.21 billion. However, only about 20% of startups are solving healthcare problems that need to be addressed crucially.  Read more here.

In remote areas with gaps in the supply chain, cargo drones may be the next solution for delivery of products as well as important needs.  Applications of cargo drones include humanitarian relief, commercial delivery, and inspection of industry and agriculture. Read more about this captivating field here!

Most smallholder African farmers are excluded from financial services that can grow their businesses. How can we close this gap?

The base of the market has huge potential.  How can we get at this undertapped market?  Expert Ted London offers guidelines.

Looking back nostalgically on 2015, here are 26 cool innovations with an impact in the developing world!